Two posts are up now on www.nancyhulan.com/blog . Just sayin' . . . 

Hey, have you missed me? I missed you too ( Read more... )

Ice came and went; I had a fabulous time, especially with a bit of fun at the expense of my errant apprentice, Letia.

I created two scrolls and a vigil book for the event; progress posts were filtered. I did unlock one previous post that shows the finished vigil book and one of the finished scrolls, so I wouldn't have to repost them. The complete ( Read more... )

I've had two other projects in addition to the megascroll of doom. Both: finished!

The first is the vigil book to go with the megascroll. Since the heart book I did for Livia went over so well, I did one in a fleur de lyse shape. (Historical precedent here.) This proved considerably more difficult than I first thought; the concave portions of the ( Read more... )

OK, parents of gifted kids, I am needing your advice ( Read more... )

We had the first meeting with the intervention team at Luke's school today. I may not have mentioned this on LJ, but I have on FB: Matt and I think Luke's got some form of dyslexia or dysgraphia that has been masked so far by his general smarts. His spelling and handwriting are both horrible, and he resists writing with all his considerable ( Read more... )

I am finally making myself some new garb, and I must say I'm quite proud of myself. I made fabric-covered buttons for the first time, I'm flat-felling the seams, and by golly it looks nice. It's an earlier style than I ususally wear (think Manesse Codex) with button sleeves from elbow to wrist.

I'm curious about outerwear, however. In this image ( Read more... )

I got home and unpacked from Atlantia's 30-Year celebration a few hours ago, and instead of feeling exhausted, I feel energized! I spent most of the weekend under my dayshade with my bindery equipment, working on books and talking with people. Mostly talking with people; I didn't get much work done. But that's fine! I am pleasantly surprised at the ( Read more... )

I did get it finished by Pennsic, but I'm only getting around to posting photos now. Better late than never.


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This evening I spent a few hours making a tiny notebook for a friend--small enough that it could comfortably fit in his pouch. The final book is 2.5 x 4 inches and 0.25 inches thick. It's based on the third entry at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/bindings/pages/limpbindings.jsp with the addition of a leather toggle and loop closure. You don't see ( Read more... )